Stamped Concrete
We pour stamped concrete patios and pool decks with the look of stone or brick. Our exposed aggregate drives and walks show the natural stone in the mix.
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Concrete steps carry you from the walk to the front door, and in Macomb County they face a long winter. At the Selfridge weather station in Harrison Township, the low drops to freezing or below about 129 days a year. Delpres Services is based in Harrison Township and pours new concrete steps across Metro Detroit. We also build curved and custom staircases, with landings sized to the door they serve.
When old steps have sunk or pulled away from the house, we take them out and pour a new set. New steps can carry a stamped or exposed aggregate finish that matches the entry. They can also go in with a new concrete driveway and front walk.
Tell us about the septic, sewer, excavation or concrete work and where it is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.
Every job starts with a free on-site estimate, and the quote comes in writing. We measure the total rise from the walk to the door threshold. That height sets how many risers the steps need and how deep each tread can be.
Before we dig, we call MISS DIG 811 for the utility locates. Then the old steps come out, and we dig out the base for the new set. Fill goes back in lifts, and each lift is compacted before the next.
Forms are set to exact grade, and rebar or wire mesh goes in based on the load. The treads get a broom finish for grip unless the entry calls for a decorative finish. Sealer goes on only after proper cure time, to protect the steps against freeze-thaw cycles and road salt.
The Michigan Residential Code sets the limits for steps at a home. A riser can be no taller than 8 1/4 inches, and a tread no shallower than 9 inches. In one flight, the tallest riser can top the shortest by no more than 3/8 inch.
Those numbers are the code's outer limits. A lower riser and a deeper tread make a gentler climb. They also take more room between the door and the walk. We lay out the steps and the landing to fit the space you have.
Local zoning has a say too. In Chesterfield Township, open porches and steps may project up to 8 feet into a street-facing front yard. Your township can tell you what applies to your lot.
Old steps tend to fail in two ways. The tread surface flakes and peels, which the trade calls scaling. Or the whole set sinks and pulls away from the house.
Sinking starts in the soil under the steps. Ground next to a basement wall is often backfill from the foundation dig. A Chesterfield Township deck handout warns about posts within three feet of a basement wall. They may rest on backfill and settle.
In Macomb Township, the concrete permit sheets call for rebar within 3 feet of a house or over disturbed soil. We look at the steps and the base under them, then recommend the right fix in a written estimate. A replacement is also a good time to add a curve or a wider landing.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 50 miles around Harrison Township across Metro Detroit.
(877) 633-5773From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call (877) 633-5773, or send the form. Tell us what the job is and where it is.
We visit the site and check the access and the ground. The estimate comes to you in writing.
We call MISS DIG 811 for utility locates before any digging. On septic jobs, we line up our work with the county's soil evaluation and inspections.
We dig to spec with equipment sized to the site. Then the work goes in to the approved plan or the agreed scope.
After the required tests and inspections, we backfill and restore what we dug up. Lawns get topsoil and seed or sod, and paved areas get new concrete or asphalt.
Common questions about concrete steps around Macomb County and the rest of Metro Detroit. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We pour stamped concrete patios and pool decks with the look of stone or brick. Our exposed aggregate drives and walks show the natural stone in the mix.
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New concrete driveways, full replacements, approaches and repairs across Macomb County and Metro Detroit. Every driveway starts on a compacted sub-base, with rebar or wire mesh matched to the load.
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Required tests on new lines, such as pressure tests or camera inspections, are done and documented before final backfill. Then we compact the backfill in lifts.
Every job starts with a visit to the site. You get a clear written estimate before any work begins.
Tell us what the job is and where it is, and we will set up a free on-site estimate. Call (877) 633-5773, or send the form.
Tell us about the septic, sewer, excavation or concrete work and where it is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.